*NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED "ON-CAMERA" TRAINING

  We did it first...And we do it best.

*OUR INSTRUCTORS ARE PROFESSIONALS

 An outstanding staff of working actors, directors, 

 Agents and Casting Directors.

*OUR CLASSES ARE ORGANIZED

 Small Classes ensure actors work in every class.

* OUR EXCELLENT FACILITIES

 Seven On-Camera Studios, Convenient Mid-Town 

 Location.

  Our classes began in 1956 and we're growing 

 every  year.

*WE'RE RECOMMENDED BY OUR STUDENTS

  And by Agents and Casting Directors too!

*WE TELL THE TRUTH

  You don't hear wild promises and guarantees.

  What we do promise is you'll receive the finest 

  training  people.

ABOUT WB

     The Weist-Barron School was founded in 1956 when Bob Barron met Dwight Weist. Incredible as it seems now, at the time it was almost impossible to find good actors to perform in the then new industry of On-Camera Performance, and most importantly, projecting their individual personality. The course was an immediate success,  and has since launched innumerable Commercial actors into successful careers.

BOB BARRON: Senior member of the Directors Guild of America. Bob won many awards for writing and directing commercials and industrials, and was a Producer/Director at N.W. Ayer Advertising Agency. In addition to directing stars in commercials and on network programs in Hollywood and New York, he also coached leading business and political figures for TV appearances. Bob's most enduring legacy is his contribution to the creation of Weist-Barron.

DWIGHT WEIST: For many years the president of Screen Actors Guild. A nationally known television and radio announcer (18 years on Search For Tomorrow) his thousands of voice-over credits included newscasting for NBC and WOR. As a popular radio Soap Opera performer he appeared on the famous Orson Wells Mercury Theatre Of The Air, We The People, and The March Of Time. In later years he did narration for the films, The Name Of The Rose and Zelig, and appeared in 9 1/2 Weeks. Dwight was an active instructor in the school he helped create until his death in 1991.

Weist-Barron

TODAY...

     Is known for its Film Technique, Soap Opera and Voice-Over training, and has expanded to include both Basic and Advanced Acting Technique and Scene Study. Many specialized classes have been added such as Newscasting, Audition Technique and Acting For Musical Theatre. The COMMERCIAL COURSE ,that was the schools beginning, is recognized today as the blueprint for all on-camera training, and is constantly revised to keep up with the current trends. The philosophy "Instruction ... Practice ... Exposure", created by Bob Barron and Dwight Weist, is still carried on, and is the basic element of all the programs the school offers.

     In addition to our training, the school functions as a source of business information needed in today's competitive market, offering professional guidance and counseling. Actors can receive leads on such basics as headshots, photographers and resumes. Advanced career planning is available to any alumni by appointment.

photo by Jack Manashe

VALERIE ADAMI: A native of NYC, she has worked in every area of show business from opera to musical theatre, dance and choreography, voice-over and daytime drama. Since 1983, she has been manager of the school and Director of the Weist-Barron Showcase programs. In addition, Ms. Adami is a Commercial Casting Director heading WB Casting, and a frequent Lecturer on "The Business of Show Business" both at Weist-Barron and at schools throughout the country.